Fresh vegetables price history from 2000 through 2018

Historical Price Inflation for Fresh vegetables

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Prices for Fresh Vegetables, 2000-2018 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh vegetables were 47.35% higher in 2018 versus 2000 (a $9.47 difference in value).

Between 2000 and 2018: Fresh vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 2.18% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh vegetables costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $29.47 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.12% during this same period, inflation for fresh vegetables was higher.

In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 4.84%, which is above the average yearly change for fresh vegetables during the 2000-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for fresh vegetables was higher.

Price Inflation for Fresh vegetables since 1947

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1973 (22.13%), 1952 (20.12%), and 1981 (18.64%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Fresh vegetables:

Year	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
CPI	18.908	20.692	20.515	19.662	22.554	27.092	23.485	22.331	23.715	25.831	25.085	26.623	26.262	27.069	25.569	26.838	27.131	30.654	32.900	32.831	32.608	34.769	36.746	39.400	40.408	42.892	52.385	56.177	55.554	58.038	65.338	70.523	72.562	78.992	93.715	94.185	97.600	108.215	103.515	107.723	121.569	129.262	143.092	151.123	154.362	157.931	168.431	172.308	193.092	189.215	194.577	215.785	209.277	219.400	230.615	245.408	250.508	261.215	271.738	284.323	293.468	309.810	299.349	305.469	322.528	306.121	320.501	316.325	321.414	321.462	321.122	323.278

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Buying power of $20 since 2000

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2000	$20.00	4.84%
2001	$21.02	5.11%
2002	$22.37	6.41%
2003	$22.84	2.08%
2004	$23.81	4.27%
2005	$24.77	4.03%
2006	$25.92	4.63%
2007	$26.75	3.22%
2008	$28.24	5.57%
2009	$27.29	-3.38%
2010	$27.85	2.04%
2011	$29.40	5.58%
2012	$27.91	-5.09%
2013	$29.22	4.70%
2014	$28.84	-1.30%
2015	$29.30	1.61%
2016	$29.30	0.01%
2017	$29.27	-0.11%
2018	$29.47	0.67%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for fresh vegetables, 2000-2018

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2018 / CPI in 2000 * 2000 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fresh vegetables was 219.400 in the year 2000 and 323.278 in 2018:

323.278 / 219.400 * $20 = $29.47

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $29.47 in 2018 (in the CPI category of Fresh vegetables).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Fresh vegetables in 1947. In addition to fresh vegetables, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.